Acting
Addie McPhail
Born July 15, 1905
Died April 14, 2003 · aged 97
No biography available.
Known For
Northwest Passage · 1940Northwest Passage
★ 6.61940
MovieAdventureHistory
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle.
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? · 1928Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
★ 8.01928
MovieComedy
A French girl falls in love with an American soldier, and after the War she follows him to New York, where he is a police officer. A lost film.
Extravagance · 1930Extravagance
★ 4.51930
MovieDramaRomance
Alice Kendall is the darling of her social set, the sons and daughters of millionaires, although Alice's mother has impoverished herself to provide Alice with the luxuries she expects as her right. Mom blows what's left of her fortune to provide the best trousseau that money can buy when Alice marries Fred Garlan, and then wishes Fred lots of luck. Now, Alice is trying to coax Fred into buying her a new sable coat while Fred is busily trying to borrow enough money to keep his business afloat.
It's in the Air · 1935It's in the Air
★ 6.31935
MovieComedy
Con men Calvin Churchill and Clip McGurk know how to fix a horse-race or boxing match. Calvin wants to go straight and win back his estranged wife, but first the men must dodge a dogged IRS agent and bilk a bunch of aviation investors out of the backing boodle for a balloon excursion into the stratosphere.
Corsair · 1931Corsair
★ 4.41931
MovieAdventure
A stock market broker plans to liven up his boring life by taking up piracy on the high seas.
Night Work · 1930Night Work
★ 6.31930
MovieRomanceComedy
Willie, as an assistant window-dresser, is the lowest man on the totem pole at a department store. To add insult-to-injury Willie is also the store's designated 'Fired Man."; when a disgruntled customer demands that somebody-must-be-fired, Willie is summoned and summarily fired, only to be rehired when the now-satisfied customer has departed. Willie inadvertently adopts a four-year-old orphan at a cost of ten-dollars a week, and things go from bad to worse since Willie doesn't make ten-dollars a week. But, with the help of Mary, a beautiful young nurse, Willie manages to turn some corners and improve his lot in life, albeit with some skids along the way.
Merry Wives of Reno · 1934Merry Wives of Reno
★ 4.41934
MovieComedy
Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.
The Super Snooper · 1934The Super Snooper
★ 8.01934
MovieComedy
Andy is a rich and well-respected man. But he's concerned what sort of boyfriend his daughter might have gotten as she's talking marriage and her previous boyfriends were very short-term and he didn't like them very much. So, when he learns where this boyfriend works, he goes undercover as a porter there to spy on him. Unfortunately, he ends up befriending the wrong folks and thinks the boyfriend is a crook...when it's really these new 'friends' who are jewel thieves.
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Merry Wives of Reno · 1934Merry Wives of Reno
★ 4.41934
MovieComedy
Three couples raise a ruckus when they travel to Nevada for quickie divorces.
Mrs. Dillingworth (uncredited)
Midnight Daddies · 1930Midnight Daddies
★ 9.01930
MovieComedy
Midnight Daddies is a black-and-white comedy short.
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